Parents, students fight back after school band pulled from football game over hymn
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According to Mississippi News Now, the Rankin County School District banned the Brandon High School band from taking the field Friday because it had planned to play "How Great Thou Art," a Christian hymn.
The district, which previously was fined $7,500 for allegedly promoting Christianity after promising to stop, could face a $10,000 fine each time it violates the court order, Mississippi News Now reports.
Parents and students protested the decision Friday night by singing the hymn from the stands during the football game. The moment was captured on video.
>> Click here to watch parents and students sing the hymn
"I don't fault our school district because I know they are trying to do what's right as a community and for the school," one of those parents, Kimberly Moore, told Mississippi News Now. "But in one sense I don't fault 'em, and in another, I'm like, 'We gotta take a stand on behalf of Christ.'"
